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20th Century Outline
Mr.Hoyle
D.K. Kang
5. Changing Times
-During the 1920s, millions of Americans gathered around the radio in the evening to listen to their favorite programs. On Friday or Saturday night, they hopped in their cars to drive to the local movie theater to see the latest film. These experiences helped to shaped new popular culture in America, one that celebrated new heroes and enjoyed new fads.
Radio
-Although experimental radio stations had begun to broadcast around 1915, the radio audience before 1920 was composed mainly hobbyists who built their own radios.
-The popularity of radio spread across the United States with stunning speed. Two years after the first commercial broadcast, annual sales of radios totaled 560 million...